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SAMBAR STAG Why not take the ultimate challenge and hunt Australia's premier game animal the "Mighty Sambar Stag?" Your guide will hunt with you literally in his own back yard! This gives you the hunter the advantage of his intimate knowledge of the area and the habits of this magnificent game animal. You will be hunting in the picturesque North East Victorian Alps, in semi open temperate eucalyptus forests. Hunting. Still hunting is the main method used in this area. Time is spent checking game trails and wallows for fresh sign. At times if the sign is fresh enough your guide will follow in the hope of ambushing a stag. This type of hunting is exhilarating and is the supreme challenge to hunting on the Australian continent.
Getting There. You simply take a connecting flight to Albury Airport. A connection can easily be made from Australia's two major international Airports Melbourne or Sydney. Your Guide or one of his representatives will meet you upon arrival at Albury Airport and transport you approx 1 hour to your hunting area. Accommodation. You will stay with your Guides family and enjoy wonderful home cooked meals and beverages. Some nights could be spent in a spike camp, this will be at the Guides disgression and all the necessary equipment will be provided. Hunt Cost. 1 Hunter x 1 Guide 5 full days hunting....US$ 2300.00 Trophy fee 1 stag.................................US$ 1500.00 Total cost of hunt.................................US$ 3800.00 A payment of 50% of the total hunt cost will secure your booking. The balance is payable to your Guide at the commencement of your hunt upon arrival at the hunting area. What to Bring. Good quality pair if hiking boots, Binoculars, warm (commo) hunting clothing, day pack, torch (headlamp), wet weather clothing, sleeping bag and your personal effects.
Seasons. You will be hunting during the winter months to early spring when the snow drives the sambar down lower in the valleys and during the activity of the rut, June-September. Temperatures can vary from below freezing (early morning) to 16 degrees celcius through the day. Not included in the costs. Air fares to Albury airport and return and any International flights to Australia.
Summary. This hunt is the ultimate challenge, to hunt the premier game animal in Australia. But you have to your advantage, a top notch Guide who knows his hunting area and knows Sambar Stags like no other. Besides the hunting expertise of your Guide, you will be hunting exclusively on private land in some of Australia's most beautiful mountain country.
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